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Mesa, AZ vs Nogales, AZ

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- Nogales spends 14.0% less per student than Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% higher in Nogales than in Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nogales had 24.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesa
 Mesa, AZNogales, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,085$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24894573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock67.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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Reviews for Nogales    4 Reviews

Nogales is an excellent town to live in if you speak fluent Spanish and are a Freelancer with a decent income. It is not the kind of town where you'd want to raise a  More

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Nogales is a great town to raise a family. Small, tight-knit community with friendly people and great Mexican food pretty much anywhere in town. Being right on the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I love Nogales! it is soo awesome! it is such a unique town. it is great. sure you probably have to speak spanish everywhere you go. but you would love it if you  More

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